Photo: Ernest Porzi
Ingredients
- 1 lemon (juice and grated rind)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 2 tablespoons milk
- a pinch of salt
- for orange filling: 1 orange (juice and grated rind)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Directions
1
Mix the juice and grated rind of one lemon with sugar, beaten egg yolks, milk, and salt.
2
Cook in a double boiler, stirring constantly until thickened.
3
Let it cool before spreading.
4
For orange filling, substitute the lemon with the juice and grated rind of one orange and add lemon juice.
5
Prepare the same way as lemon filling.